Five Things

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week! This week was full of winter craziness again here in the South...pretty much a repeat of a couple weeks ago with school being closed on Wednesday and Thursday - which means I had a couple days "off" this week. I say "off" because well, is it really a no work day when you have to entertain an 8yo and a 3yo? I did at least get to sneak in a nap each day...so nice when you're pregnant. If only I had a naptime at work too. Anyway, I'm linking up again with A.Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, Hello! Happiness and The Good Life Blog for 5 on Friday. Also Backin' Dat Azz Up with Whitney at I Wore Yoga Pants.






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I had a little prezzy {that I bought myself} show up at my door this week.

Love my new Ray Ban Aviators...and thanks to Rue La La, I caught them on sale.

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Made cupcakes this past weekend with my boys - to get them in the Valentine's Day spirit:

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I probably shouldn't, but I keep seeing cute little things for baby girl and I can't resist snatching them up. The winter stuff is all on clearance at Target right now and I just had to have this fuzzy warm outfit {that says "I Love Mommy"} for her. I got it in 9 months size because that should be about right for her this time next year.

Oh, I can already picture my sweet baby girl in it...but preferably not laid out on the coffee table unassisted.

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Jake and I are not doing anything for Valentine's Day, but we did get an offer from his parents to babysit tomorrow night. We plan on going to a nice dinner and hopefully seeing a movie. I really want to see Labor Day...hope it's good! {That's IF I can get Jake to agree to take me...}

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Turned 27 weeks preggers this week and had a routine appt. Everything sounds good and measures well with baby girl and I'm officially in the 3rd trimester! I really need this next 2-3 months to fly by...and for spring to finally show up so I can throw out the jeans and just live in maxi skirts and tank tops for the rest of this uncomfortableness. For fun, here are some images that totally encompass my mood...

Have a great weekend!

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Late To The Game This Week - And Some Products To Try

Ugh, sorry it's been a few days since I've been on the blog! Just a bit going on 'round these parts and I've been a scattered pregnancy brain about sitting down and writing. I've been getting so many wonderful comments this week on my recent posts from new visitors, thanks to the SITS Girl Comment Love Tribe Series. I really appreciate y'all stopping by and I hope you have liked what you've seen and will be back!

I wanted to share some products I've picked up recently that I think you might enjoy...

1} Jergens BB Body Perfecting Skin Cream

Right now, with the winter weather, my skin is dull, pale as it can be and of course pregnancy always makes for unevenness in skin tone. I've been applying this all over every day for the last week after showering and I am pretty pleased with the results. My skin is more hydrated and I do think it's made a difference in its overall appearance. I picked up the one for light skin tones.

2} Pantene Pro-V Overnight Miracle Repair Serum

When applied nightly after showering from tips to mid-hair shaft, this serum claims to remove 6 months of damage. I love that its weightless and not sticky, so it won't ruin your bedding. I definitely notice my hair is softer and shinier in the AM.

3} Clarins Double Serum

 

I think I've mentioned this one before...I picked it up at Bloomingdales in NYC in December and have used it daily ever since. I'm going to be honest when I say I think this stuff is pretty amazing. I had a couple small broken capillaries on my cheek and they are GONE. I also feel like my facial skin appears more even-toned and I do believe it is combating wrinkles. I turned 30 last year, so I got serious about preventative and restorative skincare. It's pricy, but worth it in my opinion.

4} Crest 3-D White Luxe Glamorous Toothpaste

I haven't even tried this for the entire 5 days yet and I love it. I've been using their regular 3D White for some time now, so I thought I'd give this a go to see if there was any difference. And literally, it's only DAYS before you see a difference.

*All products above, except for the Clarins Double Serum, were purchased at my local CVS Pharmacy.

My boys have been out of school today AGAIN due to ice. Yes...ICE. Charleston sucks sometimes. And we just got notice they will be out tomorrow too. So...another crummy paycheck for me next week...but it does give me some much-needed time to get things done around the house. Putting it on the market in the next few weeks!

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Five Things

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week! And for those of you a lot more north than me, I hope you managed to stay warm! I'm linking up again with A.Liz Adventures, Carolina Charm, Hello! Happiness and The Good Life Blog for 5 on Friday. Also Backin' Dat Azz Up with Whitney at I Wore Yoga Pants.









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I had my gestational diabetes test this week and I passed! I've passed every pregnancy...surprisingly enough because my already very sweet tooth always kicks it up a notch during pregnancy. Maybe my body is so used to sugar it just handles it well. I think if I took the sugar away, that might be when I go into a diabetic coma.

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The weather was much nicer this week than last...no frozen bridges, no "snow" days...nice to feel back to normal and earn a full paycheck. It was actually 70 over the weekend, and then mostly high 50s this week, but I'll take that over anything under 30s and under any day. I am so eager for spring though...just need to get through this month and then hopefully we'll be cleared for warmer weather.

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I am officially in the double-digits for my due date countdown! As of today, it's 97 to go. I've never gone over my due date...Tanner was spot on and Breckin was six days early...so I'm hoping it's a bit less than 97 to go actually...I'll be ready to go once I hit full-term officially at 37 weeks! I wouldn't mind an April baby...after all, I'm an April baby too. I am now just over 26 weeks along.

(25w6d}

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Jake and I have finally agreed on a name for this baby girl. We think it's the perfect fit to go with her siblings' names. BUT, we are doing things a little different this time - we are not announcing it until she's born. I have my reasons for that...I feel like I've noticed a lot more unsolicited criticism and negative opinions this time around {maybe it's worse when it's a girl? I don't know} whenever I mentioned my list of favorite names and I honestly just don't want to hear it anymore. We have the name, we love it and it's our little girl...so it's our choice and I don't want to be bombarded or fooled into changing something we really like based on others' opinions of it. Sheesh, why does baby-naming have to be so hard? Anyone else ever feel like this when they named their child? Did you end up just keeping it a secret?

{Just kidding, I don't hate anyone for their opinion :-) Though I think this card is more aimed at how many names you hate based on people you know with that name...lol.}

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This weekend I am helping my son make his Valentine's box for school. {Do you remember those? I loved when it was time to get creative and make one.} I'm thinking we'll do something Lego- or Nintendo DS-related since those are his favorite things right now. Then he will address all of his Valentines so we can make sure it's out of the way before Monday...I hate having to worry about things like that during the week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Currently Crushing: Pink & Red

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd round up a few pink and red items that have hit my lust list lately.

{ dress / bar cart / teddy / romper / handbag / boots / sunnies }

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The {Mini} Backpack's Back

When I was out and about shopping in NYC last month, I found that I had come unprepared with a bag that could hold gloves, a scarf and an umbrella while we were inside stores and restaurants. I went on the hunt to purchase a larger bag while there, something that wasn't TOO big and could be carried comfortably all day long since we were walking everywhere. At ALDO, I came across this:

A perfectly cute mini backpack. It was perfect for what I needed. My mom even justified the purchase saying it would come in handy when I had the new baby...she's probably right.

I see these things are making quite the comeback. I remember the denim, suede and plaid-clad ones of the mid-90s when I was in 6th and 7th grade.

Do you think you'll get one?

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A Little Master Bedroom Update

Since we had a couple of days off due to the crazy winter storm that hit the Southeast {being totally sarcastic by the way...it was hardly emergency conditions}, we had a little time to take care of some projects around the house. One main one in particular was repainting our master bedroom wainscoting. You see, when we moved into this house almost six years ago, we were all about the blue and brown decor phase and thought it would possibly look cool if we painted our wainscot squares brown with white trim surrounding. At first, we really liked it. But over time, I realized it made the room look a little darker than I liked and of course, my penchant for blue and brown decor faded over time as well. Here is what the room looked like before:

It wasn't terrible of course, but we have such poor lighting with only having the one small window, and the room is oblong, so the window certainly doesn't cover all of it. Here is the vast improvement we made:

I am already asking myself why we didn't do this in the first place, or at least sooner than now. What a difference! It feels so much brighter in there. Of course, the blue and brown decor stays for now...but I do plan to do an all white bedspread soon, as well as go with a gray wall, but that will have to wait until our next house. We plan on selling this place soon, so it doesn't make much sense to do many more updates to it. We did want to get this wainscot out of the way though because it will make it look a lot better for showing. What do you think? Major improvement?

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Currently Crushing...

With Superbowl on last night, I had some downtime to peruse the web for cute things I probably don't really need, but want anyway. AKA one of my favorite pastimes. Thought I'd share these lovelies with you in place of my usual Monday Musings post...also, you can follow me on Keep...I have some boards on there and I thought I needed to start loading them up.

We recently had a C. Wonder store open in downtown Charleston and I have yet to see it in person. I decided to take a looksie at their website and I'm glad I did because how cute is this sweater? It comes in other colors too and it's on major sale right now at $48.00. I went ahead and snagged it.

I know, I know...many of you are o-v-e-r the chevron trend. It totally blew up. However, these little latte mugs are just "totes adorbs" and would totally fit in with my kitchen. Plus, with a little baby arriving soon, I imagine I'll need a-latte lattes {see what I did there?} and having something cute to sip out of might make 2am feedings more bearable.

Going to Coachella this year? Yeah, me neither {and it's even the week of my birthday}....but this dress is so boho chic...and really, you don't need an outdoor concert as an excuse to wear it. I always love a nice laid back boho style...I think it's the southern California girl in me.

Happy Monday and have a wonderful week!

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Five Things

This week has been an odd one. We got hit with a "winter storm" here in the Southeast and it really caused some havoc. My son's school let out before noon on Tuesday and was closed Wednesday and Thursday. This morning they even started on a two-hour delay. Due to all of this, I have not been at work since Monday...which is nice, but still, girl's gotta make that money, honey.

But anywho...here are my five things this week:







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The winter storm brought a very rare occurrence of snow to Charleston. We woke up on Wednesday morning to a lot of ice and a little bit of snow fall. Nothing to brag about, but the boys did sure enjoy getting a rare chance to play in the white stuff.

As you can see, there definitely was not much...but it was awesome to them nonetheless. It was also cute seeing them all bundled up in their winter coats {Sugar too}.




{two}
Since both Jake and I had the day off on Wednesday, I made sure to put him to work...I got him to paint the wainscot in our master bedroom. Long story short, about 6 years ago when we moved in, we thought it would be cool for it to be brown and white, but after a while, I really just wanted it white...and plus, we are planning to sell the house soon, so it will help it show better. Here is the "before" - stay tuned for "after's" next week!

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My Sugar baby turned one this week...she's officially an adult! Here is a pic of her the first day we got her...she still needs me next to her to nap well...it's so funny. She literally sits and waits for me to wind down in the evenings and relax on the couch so she can nuzzle up next to me.

I thought this pic was too funny:

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My J.Crew sweaters arrived - I ordered them on major clearance {$29.50 from $69.50!} from their "factory" website...they are versatile and will go with a lot of different outfits...now just to wait on this pregnant belly to go away...



The pink one pictured  above is now on backorder, but there are still a lot of colors to choose from, so hurry!

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I picked up this pink and gold Threshold ottoman from Target...I have been eying it for a while now, so I finally bit the bullet with a giftcard I had from Christmas. It was on sale online at $55.99, I believe it was originally $69.99. Right now it is sitting in the nursery, but I may find a place for it in the living room!

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Have a great weekend! Hope you're staying warm wherever you are...looks like Charleston will be up in the high 60s again next week - that's more like it!

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